Krakatoa .

KRAKATOA.

Krakatoa is a great volcano on the island of Krakatoa

between Java and Sumatra in present day in Indinesia.

Island of Karakatoa

History of the volcano.

On August, 26th 1883 the volcano erupted.

There were big waves in the sea.

They were 15 metres high and travelled 13,000 km

Dust from the volcano travelled all around the world.

For three years people saw colourful bright sunsets.

Everything was buried under a thick layer of ash.

Plants and animal lifedidn’t begin in these islands for nearly five years.

In 1928 a new island appeared.It started to grow bigger and bigger.

All about volcanoes.

The history of Krakatoa

eruption

ash

Colourful sunset

Pumice

There are extinct volcanoes.

We think they can’t erupt again.

There are also dormant volcanoes.These volcanoes are

sleeping.

There are active volcanoes, because they erupted in the past

and they can erupt again.

Krakatao was a small , beautiful island in Indonesia.

The volcano destroyed most of the island.

The waves in the sea were 15 metres high.

About 36,000 people died.

For three years people saw beautiful bright sunsets.

In 1928 a new island appeared.

Krakatoa is an active volcano. People of Indonesia are in danger now!